The Korean Wave 1

I have decided to write about the Korean Wave for my research paper in MCOM 320 class. I have been wanted to write about this topic because this field is what I am interested about and I really wanted to introduce to people that how great and fast the Korean Wave is growing.

The Korean Wave refers to spread of Korean culture around the world. Korean cultures such as drama, movie, and music are getting huge popularity all around world especially in east and south Asia such as Japan, China, Taiwan, Philippine, Malaysia, Thailand and so on. Surprisingly enough, even in Europe, North and South America where Asian culture can hardly be popular because of cultural difference, the Korean Wave is already spread and making lots of fans in there .

Once in a while, some of talented Korean pop stars or actors were introduced to Japan that has much bigger entertainment market than Korea has; however, it wasn’t enough to cause a syndrome or make people to believe that Korean culture is something special. Many people believe that the Korean Wave started in late 1990s in China with huge success of the Korean boy band called H.O.T. It was not all about their music but also about their clothing, hair styles, choreography, and their ability to sing well while they are dancing. People in China were shocked about their existence because before then, there were no boy bands like H.O.T who had such a talented music skills and good looking in Asia.